The royal commentaries of Peru : in two parts / written originally in spanish by the Inca Garcilasso de la Vega; rendred into english by sir Paul Rycaut.

o BooK V. Royal Comm~ntariu. and fifty dyed for wam ofáble and experiented-Chirurgeons; and of Balfams Pfa! fiers and other Medicaments ; and the extreme colds of.the·Countrey comributed much thereunto; for though that Cbuotrey is within the Tropicks, yet che Colds are often very inrenfe, by reaíon of che high Winds and lofty Mountains. Gonpr!o Pifarro foUowed the purfriit with feven or eight lamed Horfes ; with which they entred che Tenes of Centeno, rather toown and publiíh the Viétoq1, than to offend the Enemy; for as Gomara faich; in Clllpter 182. the Conquero.urs themfelves were fo ill treated, that they were not aWe to purfue or.offend the Enemy. Ori oi¡ie fide, where this Battel was foughc. in that ·great Plain, was a long Bog or Maríh , and abOuc thitty or fourty paces broad , bue fo íhallow as would fcarce ferve to cover che Fetlocks of a Horfe. Before they c:ame ro this Bog, one of Pi- f ªrro's Souldierscalled to one of Centeno\ whom he faw covered with blood, both he and bis Horfe. Do you hear, Sir, faid he, Your Horfe will fall prefently ! at which faying Centeno's Souldier was much troubled, becaufe he m:~íl:ed to make his efcape by the goodnefs and firength of his H:orfe. . This perfon was Gonfalo Silveftre, o[ whom we hawe formerly made mention~ and it was he from whom Ireceived the Iáformation of many of thefe Paífages: and he told me moreover, that turning his faceto che lefr-hand; he faw Ooncalo Pifatró himfelf, with fome few of his men, marching fofcly to Centeno's Tents, ·croffing himfelf as he went, and crying with a loud voice, . refm , Wha~ aViétory is chis! 'f efm, What a Viétory is chis ! which he repeated many and rnany times. A liétle before they carne to the Bog, a certain Souldier of.p¿,yarro's fide called Gonfalo de los Nidos, overtook Gonf'~Ío Si!veftre ; whorn Si/veftre liad alittle before raken Pri- foner, 'and upon his asKiog Qiarter and bis Life, he gave him his libercy, wich- out the leaíl: hure done to him : Wheo 1Vidos· knew that Silveftre -was bis Enerny, he cryed ouc , Kill that Trayco~, Kil! that Traycor : upon which 'siíveftre ·l:úrned ·to him , and calmly faid , Sir ; I befeech you lec ,me alone to dye in.peace ;· for in the condicion that I and rny Hprfe are, we cannot live many minutes wlchout givlng you che crouble to kiH us. No, faid he;cNo; Damne me 1 Thou íhalt dye by rny hand. Siíveftre looking w.ell upon hirn; and finding him to be thtt man to whom he had newly given Q!arcer : ,Good Sir, .fa'id he, bepatient ,. and ufe me with che like merey chat ~ íhewécd to you. Bat ¡Nidas roared out then louder, and cryed,, Thou are che RbgUe : Damne me, 1 am refolved for thac very réa- fon to kill thee, and cear out thy Heart, and throw it to che Dogs. Si!veftre told me, that if this fellow had anfivered him in more moderate and civil terms, he fhould certainly have yielded to be bis Prifoner ; but finding him fo ungratefull, rude and barbarous, he refolved to fight with .him , if his Horfe were able to íland againíl: him : this difcourfe paífed between chem as chey were wading over the Bog or Marfh, which was no place for a Combat; bue fo foon as they were over, Silve- ftre fpurred up his Horfe, to cry his íl:rengch and mettle ; and finding hirn there- w ith to fpring forward and anfwer 'che Spur, as if he hacfreceived no hure; and throwing up his Head, fnorred out fome of the bloud wpich iífued from che wounds on his Nofhils on his Mafier's Clothes; which when Silveftre perceived, he rode away a gallop, feeming to fly, that he might draw the fellow farther from his Par- ty: accordingly Nidos purfued him, crying tmt aloud, The Traycor runs, and The Cowar~ runs: bu.e fo foon as Silveftre had. drawn him at .ª convenient diílance from h1s Compamons , he remrned upon h1m, and gave h1rn a íl:roke about che middle with a ruíl:y Rapier, which he had taken from a Neger in che Battel ;· for he had broken che cwo Swords which he had broughc wich him that day into the Field; for, as che manner was for good Souldiers, he carne doubly armed, that is, with one Sword in the Scabbard by che fide, and another faíl:ened to che Pom- mel of che Saddle. Nido1 was not wounded wich che blow, bue onely being well affrighted, ran away to his Party, crying out, They kili me , They kill me; far Cowards are always more valiant with tbeir Tongues chao wich their hands. Gonfalo f}farro being ?n Eye-wimefs himfelf of whac had paífed, and of che Bra- very f !tiveflre, fent Afonfo de Herrera after him, to perfuade him with good words and fair terrns to come in and yield , that he might doe him honour, and reward him for his Ga.llantry and Valour. A/9nfo de Herrera haílened what he could af- ter him , but his Horfe was fo wounded , that he could not put him out of his Trot , :md foon afcerwards he dyed of his Wounds; howfeever Herrera called afcer him to r~curn, fwearing, thac if he would come back , his Maíl:er, che Go- vernour, would doe him more honour in one day , than he íhould receive from • K k k kk the 8oi